1. Ofcourse newbies can learn C++!!!
2. Not a game programmer, but I suspect lots of games use c++ since performance is important
3. I use a mac at home, linux/windows at work. You already have everything you need.

a. open a terminal window on your mac
b. type nano (or other editor you know, I use vi since its on every unix system)
c. write your first c++ program:

1) yes, but be prepared for a very steep learning curve.
2) as far as i am aware a large percentage of modern games are written in c++ (but remember writing a game may not be as much fun as you think it will be, i.e lots of time writing lines of code just to make an asteroids game that looks like something from 1982.)
3) sorry can't help with this.

1 : C++ was my first programming language, it takes a while (a long time), heh that "steep learning curve" thing really doesn't mean it gets difficult to understand. But be prepared to put some time into it.
2 : I think it is, but I'm not a game programmer either. Like frogboy said, it will take effort to make that seemingly trivial game. As far as I know C#/Java isn't used for many blockbuster games--but that may change in the future.
3 : Donnow really, but "xcode" comes to mind.http://developer.apple.com/technologies/tools/xcode.html
May also look at: http://developer.apple.com/

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